Early Textual History of Lucretius' De rerum natura

This is the first detailed analysis of the fate of Lucretius'' De rerum natura from its composition in the 50s BC to the creation of our earliest extant manuscripts during the Carolingian Age. Close investigation of the knowledge of Lucretius'' poem among writers throughout the Roman and medieval world allows fresh insight into the work''s readership and reception, and a clear assessment of the in...